The average adult has between 1.2 and 1.5 gallons of blood in their body, accounting for roughly 10% of their weight. Despite it being such a large, and critical, part of human anatomy, many people ...

The study of blood group distribution and donor characteristics has evolved into an essential component of modern transfusion medicine and epidemiology. Detailed analyses of ABO and Rh blood groups ...

In addition to the blood typing in the AB0 system, the Rh system is the most common. All infected belonged to Rh (D) More than 160,000 blood donors in Germany were screened for parvovirus between 2015 ...

Every year, some 10,000 ailing babies are born in the U.S. to parents with hostile blood types caused by the mysterious Rh factor.† Even with the most modern treatment, the best that doctors could ...

Your blood type might seem like a minor detail in your medical history, but it carries significant implications for your health and medical care. From emergency transfusions to pregnancy planning, ...

Researchers from the UK and Israel have identified a new blood group system in humans, marking a major breakthrough in hematology. The discovery, published in September, stems from a puzzling case in ...

Have you ever heard someone say, "Your blood group decides if you can have a healthy baby"? Statements like these can cause a lot of stress for couples trying to conceive. The truth is, while blood ...

In a recent study published in the PLOS ONE Journal, researchers investigated the association between human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the ABO and rhesus factor D (RhD) blood groups, using data ...